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Claim 1

A CASE FOR CARRYING SMALL ARTICLES COMPRISING A BOX HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A BOTTOM OPPOSITE SAID OPEN TOP, AND AN UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL WALL CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM, A LID PIVOTABLY SECURED TO SAID BOX INTERMEDIATE OPPOSED PORTIONS OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL ADAPTED TO CLOSE SAID OPEN TOP, A ROD HAVING ITS ENDS JOURNALED IN OPPOSED PORTIONS OF SAID UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL WALL, AT LEAST ONE ROTATABLE GEAR FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID ROD, SAID ROD BEING FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID LID, A SLIDE ACTUATOR SLIDABLY SUPPORTED ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOX FOR RAISING SAID LID, SAID SLIDE ACTUATOR INCLUDING A CROSS-BAR PROTRUDING THROUGH AN APERTURE IN A PORTION OF SAID UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL WALL, GEAR TEETH UPWARDLY PROJECTING FROM SAID ACTUATOR IN MESHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ROTATABLE GEAR ON SAID ROD FOR ROTATING SAID ROD AND THEREBY MOVING SAID LID, MEANS WITHIN SAID BOX FOR URGING SAID CROSS-BAR OUTWARDLY OF SAID BOX THROUGH THE APERTURE IN SAID PERIPHERAL WALL PORTION AND BIASING SAID LID TO A CLOSED POSITION ON SAID OPEN TOP, AND LATCH MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PORTION OF SAID UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL WALL AND SAID LID FOR HOLDING SAID LID IN A CLOSED POSITION ON SAID OPEN TOP WHEREBY SAID CROSS-BAR AND LATCH MEANS MUST BE ACTUATED TO OPEN SAID LID.